Civilian Casualties

Turkish Military

معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to two civilians was reported killed and four others were wounded in airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on June 27th. Significant damage to property was reported as a result of the incident. Syria Civil Defense alleged “three air strikes targeting the town of Ma’arat al-Nu’man in the village of Idlib, resulting in the

Summary

1 – 2

جراد, Jarad, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was reported killed after a Turkish missile shelling on Jarad village in the northern Manbij countryside, in the Aleppo region of Syria on July 2nd 2022. ANHA reported that the civilian killed was Mohammed Khaled al-Mohammad, aged 23. A local source told North Press that “the young man, Muhammad Khalid Muhammad Ali (23),

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

Sabha and al Jadid crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, LCCSY, reported that “two people were injured in the air raids of the International Alliance on the slopes of Al-Sabha and Al Jadid in the eastern countryside”. No further details are currently available.

Summary

US-led Coalition

قرب مصحة سيول, near Seoul Clinic, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

An unknown shell injured a woman inside her car in the June 11 area on July 22, 2022. Two sources, @tkyroogklshytk and @taqarifatnews, reported that a shell fell on a car near the Seoul Clinic in the June 11 area, injuring a woman who was inside the car. No other information is available to Airwars at

Summary

معارة النعسان,, Maret Al Nassan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A seven-year old boy, Mohammed Abdel Kafi, also referred to as Zain Abdul Kafi Al-Masli, was injured by a shrapnel from artillery fire while playing next to his home in Ma’arat Al Nassan, east of Idlib on August 13th 2022. According to @hafeztaraman, the incident occured in the evening before the Maghrib call to prayer.

Summary

1 named

LOCATION

Qara Mogh, Aleppo, Syria

Seven civilians, including two children, were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes or drone strikes on Kobani and the surrounding villages on January 8, 2022. According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in total one civilian was killed and 12 other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in incidents across Kobani. The injuries varied in

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

6–7

Turkish Military

6 named, 1 familiy identified

كويسنجق, Koya, Erbil, Iraq

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and up to 10 others were injured by alleged Iranian drone and rocket strikes in the city of Koya on November 14, 2022. Rudaw News reported that according to Koya’s mayor Tariq Haydari at 8:49am, four missiles struck the Koysanjaq district. Saman Barzinji, the Kurdistan Region’s health minister, told Rudaw

Summary

Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike

1 – 2

8–10

Farwamo, near Bulogadud, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Up to 16 al Shabaab fighters died in an operation reportedly carried out by Somali forces with US support, multiple sources said. The US claimed at the time that at the time that Somali forces alone were responsible for the kinetic actions. However, a FOIA response obtained in 2019 confirmed that the US had in

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

Known belligerents

US Forces, Somali Military Forces

Known target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported killed

вулиця Клочківська, 366, 366 Klochkivska Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On February 25th 2022, Russian military allegedly exploded single cluster bomb at a children’s hospital and blood donation facility on Klochkovskaya Street in Kharkiv. One man was reportedly killed and two to three people, employees, including two women, were reportedly injured. The attack was reported to have taken place approximately at 17.00, with the earliest

Summary

(1 man)

2–3

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shougur, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A woman and a child were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr Al Shougur, local media reported. According to sources Russia were to blame for the raids. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence aided the wounded in the aftermath. @SyrianCoalition reported that “four air raids from the warplanes on the neighbourhoods of the city of Jisr

Summary

رقاص, Raqas, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

On December 17th 2022, at least three civilians, including a child, were reportedly killed and between one to three were injured by a Turkish drone strike on a group of civilians in Raqas village, in Tel Abyad district, Al-Raqqa province. The media center of the Syrian Democratic Forces said the incident occurred at 1:30 p.m. Sources

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

3 – 4

(1 child)

1–3

LOCATION

نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria

Local sources reported injuries among civilians as a result of raids allegedly by Russian forces on Nawa and other towns of Dara’a al Balad. Shaam Network reported that “the raids also resulted in a number of wounded in Daraa al-Balad, Ghariyah al-Sharqiya, al-Harak, Saida, Nahata, Kahil, Nawa, Tasil, al Soura, Ibta’a, Shaikh Saad, Tafas and

Summary

حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Civilians, including children, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling or heavy machine guns on the village of Hazwan on January 1, 2023. One local source also reported there were “deaths” including among children. Nabd News reported that civilians, including children, were wounded when the SDF carried out shelling of civilian homes in the

Summary

1 – 2

(1–2 children)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

2–3

Causes of injury / death

YPG

مخيم الشهيد روستم جودي, Martyr Rustam Jodi Camp, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Alleged Turkish forces shelled Martyr Rustam Joudi refugee camp in Makhmour and wounded two people around 3.15 am on July 19th, according to local sources. Dwarozh News reported that Laila Arzou, the Joint Chief of Martyr Rostam Jodi camp, called on the United Nations and the federal government to protect civilians from Turkish shelling. No other

Summary

Turkish Military

M03, Чугуївський район, M03, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two men were killed and five others, including a baby, were injured by a mine or unexploded ordinance on March 29, 2022 allegedly planted by Russian forces in Chuhuiv. The Kharkiv human rights group reported that two men were killed and five others, including a six month old baby, were injured when their cars hit

Summary

(2 men)

Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

Exact location (via Airwars)

Салтівка, Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On April 4th, 2022, suspected Russian artillery fired upon Saltivka in Kharkiv, killing one civilian and injuring two others. Reports from the Kharkiv Human Rights protection Group noted that Russian shells were fired upon residential areas with one shell landing on the roof of a high-rise building in the Saltivka section of Kharkiv. Telegram user

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

Чугуїв, Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Sources reported two civilians killed, a 38 year old man and 63 year old woman and five others injured according when Chuguiv was hit by alleged Russian shelling at night on April 4 2022. The attack resulted in the total destruction of one private house and damage to a multi-story residential building opposite. Later reporting

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

Основ’янский район, Osnovianskyi district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed by alleged Russian forces shelling on residential buildings and on a local playground in the Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv, on April 18th, 2022. A statement from the Ministry of the Defense of Ukraine declared that Russian forces shelled residential buildings and playgrounds. Hromadske News reported that

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

Exact location (via Airwars)

الشعفة, Al Sha'afa (possibly east of village), Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the village of al Sha’afa, local sources reported. According to Sound and Picture, “vehicles carrying displaced civilians” were struck by Coalition aircraft, resulting in “a number of wounded”. This was reiterated by Marsad al Hassaka. The Al Sha’afa Facebook page was the only source that

Summary

Харківський район, Kharkivskyi district, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On May 8th 2022, late afternoon, the Russian armed forces allegedly shelled the Kharkiv district of the Kharkiv region. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported that one person was killed and two were wounded. There were no pictures published or additional details. This incident has reference to ACLED code UKR76983.

Summary

вулиця Первомайська, 2, Ізюм, Харківська область, , 2, Pershotravneya Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine

LOCATION

On March 9th, in the morning, at 9 am, the Russian military allegedly launched airstrikes and then shelled a five story building at 2 Pershotravneya Street in Izyum from a tank on the opposite side until it collapsed. The attack killed between 44 to 54 people, many families, who were trapped under the debris of

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3–6 children9 women3 men)

44 – 54

19 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (other)

موقا, Mouqa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Local sources reported that an unknown number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Mouqa, Idlib governorate, on July 30th, 2019. @Step_Agency reported that “Russian warplanes targeted the town of Mouqa in the southern countryside of Idlib” @Syrian191124 tweeted: “Helicopters targeted with barrel bombs the vicinity of the village of

Summary

بزابور, Bzabor, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

A 15 year old boy was injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bzabor in Idlib on May 30, 2023. Local sources from the countryside of Idlib governorate told Zaman Al Wasl that 15-year-old Muhammad Malik Ahmed Haj Musa was wounded by Russian airstrikes on Bzabor village. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted

Summary

بين زنجبار‎ و شقرة, Between Zinjibar and Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

An airstrike on a car targeted Fahd al Qusaa, also known as Quso, an al Qaeda leader and suspect in the USS Cole bombing. It was a US attack, according to the New York Times quoting an AQAP representative. He claimed that Qusaa had left the car minutes earlier and was unharmed. According to the Long War Journal,

Summary

US Forces, Yemeni Air Force

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Subdistrict

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians, including three women, were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, Idlib governorate, on August 12th, 2019, according to local sources. Syria Civil Defense stated that “five civilians, including three women, were injured in warplanes’ airstrikes on the houses of civilians in the centre of Kafar Nabil.” Shaam News Network reported

Summary

Weelmarow Village, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Kenyans.co.ke reported that a joint operation by US Commandos, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the Security Forces in Jubaland resulted in the death of 17 al-Shabaab militants in Weelmarow Village in Lower Juba. The source added that the majority of the al-Shabaab militants were Kenyan and Ethiopian natives. No other sources reported on the incident.

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

US Forces

Belligerents reported killed

Al-Shabaab

Airstrike and/or Artillery

LOCATION

حيش, Hiysh, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman was killed and a woman and “others” were reported injured in airstrikes on Hiysh, Idlib, on August 16th. Syrian Network for Human Rights names Mrs. Eman Shahhoud al Azraq, from Khan Sheikhoun city, as the victim killed in airstrikes by the Syrian regime on Hiysh. Smart News reported, “Russian warplanes shelling

Summary

(1 woman)

2–3

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Brothers Hammad Mahmoud Harara (Abu Mahmoud Harara), Taha Mahmoud Harara, Mohamed Mahmoud Harara, and their cousin Fourat Jamal Harara were killed and an unknown number of others were injured at approximately 17:30 on 08 October 2023. They were killed in their home on Al-Mantar Street in the east of the Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood in east Gaza

Summary

4 – 5

(4 men)

2–7

Israeli Military

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area